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A stream of water falling approximately three feet from a water pump into a bucket is both straight and thin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
thin as a yard of pump water
Today it means: Very thin (skinny). Full definition →
Today it means: Very thin (skinny). Full definition →
A stream of water falling approximately three feet from a water pump into a bucket is both straight and thin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.